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Last month, Malagash Centre was Canada’s 4118th priciest – this month at number 4118 it’s gained 96 While month on month that number shouldn’t matter too much, as fluctuation is common, it’s worth checking back regularly to see whether the improvement continues.

Malagash Centre, Nova Scotia has a median house price of $104,250 when compiling all the home listings in Jan .

Nova Scotia has the fifth most amount of properties available to property investors, with Malagash Centre having 445th most in the province, out of a total of 647.

There are a number of important pieces of research you should do before deciding where to buy an investment property – this data for Malagash Centre will hopefully provide an indicator to help you where to research in-depth

One of the important leading indicators for property investors is whether the amount of stock on the market is increasing or decreasing – as more comes on buyers have more choice so prices can tend to drop. In Malagash Centre, the amount of stock on the market is about the same which is neither good nor bad indicator for house prices. Three months ago there were 2, this month we show 2.

When it comes to the size of the properties currently available to property investors in this neighbourhood, they tend to have the average number of bedrooms than the most commonly available across the nation.

Is Malagash Centre a good investment prospect? It’s never a perfect science, but the data we have given us a number of indicators.

It’s always hard to tell what property prices will do over the coming months, but over the last three months the properties available for purchase in Malagash Centre have stayed pretty much the same which would tend to indicate that demand is steady.

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Demographics

Population in 20114266

Population in 20064454

2006 to 2011 population change (%)-4.2

Total private dwellings3325

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1848

Population density per square kilometre4

Land area (square km)1054.06

Age Characteristics

Total population by age groups

4265

0 to 4 years

155

5 to 9 years

160

10 to 14 years

220

15 to 19 years

210

15 years

50

16 years

35

17 years

40

18 years

50

19 years

35

20 to 24 years

160

25 to 29 years

140

30 to 34 years

145

35 to 39 years

190

40 to 44 years

235

45 to 49 years

360

50 to 54 years

390

55 to 59 years

410

60 to 64 years

440

65 to 69 years

350

70 to 74 years

260

75 to 79 years

190

80 to 84 years

135

85 years and over

120

Median age of the population

52

% of the population aged 15 and over

87.5

Marital Status

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

3730

Married or living with a common-law partner

2335

Married (and not separated)

1975

Living common-law

360

Not married and not living with a common-law partner

1395

Single (never legally married)

745

Separated

95

Divorced

230

Widowed

320

Family Characteristics

Total number of census families in private households

1295

Size of census family: 2 persons

830

Size of census family: 3 persons

215

Size of census family: 4 persons

165

Size of census family: 5 or more persons

75

Total number of census families in private households

1295

Total couple families by family structure and number of children

1150

Married couples

975

Without children at home

630

With children at home

340

1 child

150

2 children

135

3 or more children

55

Common-law couples

180

Without children at home

105

With children at home

70

1 child

30

2 children

25

3 or more children

20

Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children

145

Female parent

100

1 child

65

2 children

30

3 or more children

10

Male parent

40

1 child

30

2 children

5

3 or more children

5

Total children in census families in private households

960

Under six years of age

180

6 to 14 years

345

15 to 17 years

120

18 to 24 years

180

25 years and over

125

Average number of children at home per census family

0.7

Household And Dwelling Characteristics

Total number of persons in private households

4095

Number of persons not in census families

690

Living with relatives

95

Living with non-relatives only

80

Living alone

520

Number of census family persons

3405

Average number of persons per census family

2.6

Total number of persons 65 years and over in private households

980

Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over

295

Living with relatives

45

Living with non-relatives only

15

Living alone

235

Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over

685

Total number of private households by household type

1850

Census-family households

1285

One-family-only households

1210

Couple-family households

1095

Without children

705

With children

390

Lone-parent-family households

110

Other family households

80

One-family households with persons not in a census family

65

Couple-family households

40

Without children

20

With children

20

Lone-parent-family households

25

Two-or-more-family households

10

Non-census-family households

565

One-person households

520

Two-or-more-person households

45

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

1850

Single-detached house

1665

Apartment, building that has five or more storeys

0

Movable dwelling

85

Other dwelling

105

Semi-detached house

5

Row house

30

Apartment, duplex

10

Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys

45

Other single-attached house

10

Total number of private households by household size

1850

1 person

520

2 persons

820

3 persons

235

4 persons

185

5 persons

55

6 or more persons

35

Number of persons in private households

4095

Average number of persons in private households

2.2

Census 2011

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